Chris Wakelin Player Profile
Chris Wakelin Stats
Date of birth: 16 March, 1992
Nationality: England
First turned professional: 2013
Highest ranking: 33
Ranking titles: 1
Triple Crown titles: 0
Crucible best: last 32
Masters appearances: 0
147 breaks: 0
SHQ Stars:
★★★
Summary
A former English under-21 champion, Chris Wakelin first turned professional in 2013 after emerging from that year’s Q School.
Positive results on his debut season on the main tour were scarce, but Wakelin showed more of his potential during the subsequent 2014/15 campaign.
Despite failing to break into the top 64 in the rankings, the player from Rugby produced a string of strong displays in the PTC Series which helped him receive a fresh two-year card via its order of merit.
Wakelin also featured at the quarter-final stage of a ranking tournament during this term following his run at the Indian Open.
Throughout the next several campaigns, the Englishman did enough to guarantee his tour survival, helped by making three visits to the Crucible Theatre for the World Championship.
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But latter-stage appearances in competitions were infrequent, and just three more ranking quarter-finals materialised until 2023.
At that year’s Snooker Shoot Out, however, Wakelin took advantage of the unpredictable format to be the last contender standing.
After making his way beyond the last eight for the first time, a victory over Daniel Wells set up a shot at a maiden piece of silverware.
Wakelin delivered with a terrific tournament-high break of 119 in the final to beat Belgium’s Julien Leclercq.
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Ranking Event Victories
- 2023 Snooker Shoot Out
Other Notable Victories
- N/A
Featured photo credit: WST
Chris Wakelin Player Profile
SHQ Stars: How it works
| Rating | SHQ Stars | Career Requirements |
|---|---|---|
| Black | ★★★★★★★ | multiple world champion; 30+ ranking titles; career triple crown; world no.1 (at least 3) |
| Pink | ★★★★★★ | world champion; 10+ ranking titles; multiple winner of triple crown events; member of top 2; 15+ seasons in top 16 (at least 3) |
| Blue | ★★★★★ | winner of triple crown event; 5+ ranking titles; member of top 4; 12+ seasons in top 16 (at least 2) |
| Brown | ★★★★ | 2+ ranking titles; member of top 8; triple crown event finalist; 8+ seasons in the top 16 (at least 2) |
| Green | ★★★ | ranking title; member of top 16 (at least 1) |
| Yellow | ★★ | member of top 64 |
| Red | ★ | professional |
